Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The Art is the Cloth (curated by Micala Sidore) will be at its third venue, at Deerfield Academy's von Auersperg Gallery, and there will be an exhibit of the work of 13 TWiNE members at the Deerfield Arts Bank. Both exhibits will include programming. There will be 2 tapestry demonstrations at Deerfield Arts Bank, by Tamar Shadur on April 2 (6-8pm) and by Janet Austin on April 12 (4-6pm).Not listed on the poster for the Art is the Cloth are 2 lectures:Helena Hernmarck: My evolution as a textile artist

Saturday, 28 March, 11 am

Weaving The Community Together

a presentation by Thoma Ewen,

founding artistic director of Moon Rain Centre in Quebec

Saturday 18 April 2015, 11 am

Thoma Ewen's presentation will include images of Moon Rain Centre’s award-winning community arts projects, artists-in-schools projects, and the highly successful Triennale Internationale des Arts Textiles. Thoma communicates how weaving transmits the energy of peace, and her work demonstrates the vital contemporary role that weaving can play in community building.

CONTACT TWiNE

tapestrynewengland@gmail.com

We are all volunteers so don't expect to hear back the same day!

WHAT IS TAPESTRY?

Tapestry is an ancient hand weaving technique using discontinuous wefts. Small areas are woven using different colors to make images or patterns, as in theUnicorn Tapestries, Navajo rugs or Turkish kilim rugs. Contemporary tapestry weavers use the same time consuming techniques in their work.

TWiNE History

TWiNE was formed in 1991 to support contemporary tapestry artists, and to preserve and promote the ancient art of tapestry.